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What can we learn from President Xi Jinping’s childhood?

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Children across the country received greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of International Children’s Day on Tuesday.

In a reply letter dated May 30 to members of the Chinese Young Pioneers at a primary school in east China’s Jiangsu Province, Xi called on learning the Party’s history and having a firm faith to follow it from a young age.

Xi often shows his concern for children’s growth. He frequently writes to children, visits schools, drops in at their homes, watches them play sports games and practice calligraphy, and joins them in activities such as planting trees.

President Xi has on many occasions shared his childhood memories. We explore how President Xi spent his childhood and whether these experiences have made who he is.

Frugal habits

President Xi’s family, a revolutionary one, had a tradition of adopting the frugal lifestyle.

In an interview with CCTV in 2003, Xi recalled having to wear flowery hand-me-down clothes and shoes from his elder sisters.

Taking responsibilities

Ahead of the International Children’s Day in 2014, President Xi visited a primary school in Haidian District in Beijing and called for fostering socialist values among children.

While attending a Young Pioneers ceremony, Xi told the students about his “crying story.” “I cried because I wasn’t old enough to become the first batch of the Young Pioneers,” he said. Then children all laughed when Xi asked: “Is it embarrassing to cry for this?”

He then recalled his excitement after finally being able to join the organization while calling on the Young Pioneers to stand ready for taking forward the cause of socialism.

Patriotism

During that visit, Xi also encountered a group of students who were practicing calligraphy with the characters “Jing Zhong Bao Guo,” meaning “serving the nation with absolute loyalty.”

The phrase comes from the story of Yue Fei, an ancient military commander known for his patriotism. Yue’s mother tattooed these four Chinese characters on his back to remind him of the importance of unswerving loyalty to the nation.

Xi told the students, as a child, he was very inspired by the story of Yue, which he learned from a picture book his mother had given him.

“I said it must have been a great pain to have those words tattooed on the back, but my mother said that although it was painful, he remembered it by heart,” Xi recalled.

“This (Jing Zhong Bao Guo) has become the pursuit of my life,” Xi added.

Importance of physical exercise

Ahead of the Teachers’ Day in 2016, President Xi visited his alma mater Bayi School, where he spent his primary and junior high school years.

Stopping at the soccer field where students were training, Xi, a soccer fan, recalled the old days when he played on the same field, which is grass now but was dirt and mud 50 years ago.

Physical exercise is imperative to cultivating one’s temperament and will power, Xi told the students.

A pair of skating shoes

During a trip to a 2022 Winter Olympics facility in Beijing in 2017, President Xi shared his story with the young ice hockey players practicing there.

“I could only go skating on frozen Shichahai Lake,” Xi said, recalling his teenage years.

He said he loved skating and always wanted to have a pair of skating shoes, while his younger brother liked playing ice hockey. But they could only afford buying one pair. So he gave the chance to his younger brother.

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Pakistan Observes KASHMIR SOLIDARITY DAY in Abuja

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Joel Ajayi


The people of Pakistan inside the country and across the world is observing Kashmir Solidarity Day Today’s Monday express solidarity with Kashmiris in their struggle for the right to self-determination.  
Since 1990, the Nation of Pakistan observes February 5th as Kashmir Solidarity Day.

According to the statement issued by the High Commissioner of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Abuja, Nigeria H.E Mr Sohail Ahmad Khan stated that, Kashmir Solidarity Day serves as an annual reminder of the  prolonged conflict in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where the struggle for self-determination has left an indelible mark on the lives of innocent Kashmiris. 

“Multiple UN Resolutions unambiguously declare that the final disposition of the State of Jammu and Kashmir will be made in accordance with the will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite conducted  under the auspices of the United Nations. 


“Numerous international, UN organizations as well as UN Special Rapporteurs have reported gross human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. 


“Media and press is under tremendous pressure by Indian Government especially in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir which is evident from India’s  ranking of 161 out of 180 countries as per 2023 World Press Freedom.


“Jammu and Kashmir has been converted into world’s most militarized zone and the largest prison on earth. Pakistan stands firm with Kashmiri brothers and sisters and  will continue to provide unwavering diplomatic support.


“Pakistan demands that International community including United Nations and it’s relevant Human Rights Machinery, Civil Society Organizations, Media Houses and other defenders of Human  Rights to fulfill their obligations towards besieged Kashmiris by playing their part to end the rule of tyranny and oppression.”

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